SDSU fundraising tops in CSU system

San Diego State University has yet again surpassed all other institutions in the 23-campus California State University system in fundraising.

At its meeting Tuesday in Long Beach, the system’s Board of Trustees is scheduled to receive its annual report on fundraising. The document will show that SDSU raised $61 million in 2009-10, well ahead of second-place Long Beach Sate, which raised $29 million. San Jose State at $20 million and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at $19 million were next in line.

“It’s not a surprise. They’re typically the leader of all the CSUs,” said Claudia Keith, a spokeswoman for the system.

SDSU’s fundraising efforts generally stack up well against all California schools. In 2008-09, the most recent year for which statewide figures are available, it ranked ninth in the state, trailing Stanford, the University of Southern California and six University of California campuses.